Rumen Petkov

(Bulgaria)

Rumen Petkov studied at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, where he graduated in 1978. He started to work in the comics and animation field, and became one of the main contributors to Bulgarian comics magazine Duga, that appeared between 1979 and 1992. His best known comic creations are 'Choko and Boko' and he was the author of the first Bulgarian full-length animated movie 'The Treasure Planet'. Later, Rumen Petkov built a successful career in the West and became one of the creators of such famous characters like 'Johnny Bravo' and 'Dexter's Laboratory'.